Can't play siege battes

**Henry X** · March 30, 2011, 06:21 PM

I'm having trouble playing any form of a siege battle. Whether it be a saly, an assualt, or defending the walls, I cannot play a batle if a settlement is involve in any way whatsoever.

Now its not just any battle, but only sieges, because I can play any open field battle.

I'm using SS 6.4 and I uploaded the error log if its of any use.

**irishron** · March 30, 2011, 06:58 PM

I'd bet your computer can't handle it. Try http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=270926

**Henry X** · March 30, 2011, 07:03 PM

We've met there before interestingly enough.

So DL into the data folder and everything should work? Over the original data folder I mean.

EDIT: Downloaded, installed. Problems not solved.

**irishron** · March 30, 2011, 07:53 PM

Is SS using its own? Try with them in its data folder.

**Henry X** · March 30, 2011, 07:54 PM

I hadn't thought of that. Let's see what happens.

**Henry X** · March 30, 2011, 08:09 PM

Tried putting in the SS data folder. Nothing.

Ran a dxdiag and here are the results if you think they'll help. Error log also included.

Here's the last batch of lines from a more recent crash.

21:13:03.171 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/southern_eu_wooden_castle.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.173 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/north_eu_wooden_walls.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.176 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/southern_eu_cities.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.191 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/north_eu_wooden_castle.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.194 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/north_eu_stone_fort.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.197 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/north_eu_castle.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.200 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/northern_eu_cities.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.203 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/eastern_eu_wooden_castle.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.206 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/eastern_eu_cities.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.222 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/middle_eastern_wooden_castle.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.225 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/me_castle_buildings.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.237 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/models_strat/residences/textures/middle_eastern_cities.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.243 [system.io] [warning] open: data/models_strat/residences/textures/NE_ship_dock.TGA.dds is missing
21:13:03.345 [system.io] [warning] open: data/terrain/aerial_map/water.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.381 [system.io] [warning] open: data/terrain/aerial_map/tile_models/alpha_pages/mountain_mask.tga.dds is missing
21:13:03.420 [system.io] [warning] open: data/terrain/aerial_map/tree_models/textures/conifer_01.TGA.dds is missing
21:13:03.421 [system.io] [warning] open: data/terrain/aerial_map/tree_models/textures/conifer_winter.TGA.dds is missing
21:13:03.476 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/world/maps/base/water_surface.tga.dds is missing
21:15:17.892 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/loading_screen/loading_bar.tga.dds is missing
21:15:17.898 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/loading_screen/loading_logo.tga.dds is missing
21:15:19.710 [system.io] [warning] open: data/models_effects/building_fire_glow.cas is missing
21:15:19.711 [system.io] [warning] open: data/models_engine/heavy_onager_torches.cas is missing
21:15:19.974 [system.io] [warning] open: data/models_effects/textures/siege_rocket_la_steel.texture is missing
21:15:20.001 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/loading_screen/loading_bar.tga.dds is missing
21:15:22.411 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_arrow_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:22.415 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_balista_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:22.418 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_cannon_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:22.422 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_12_square_arrow_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:22.427 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_12_square_balista_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:22.431 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_12_square_cannon_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:22.434 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_square_8m_arrow_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:22.437 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_square_8m_balista_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:22.440 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/BlockSet/North_European/Animations/Tower_Castle_Animations/Castle_Large_Stone_Tower_Animations/large_castle_square_8m_cannon_tower_animation_a.mesh is missing
21:15:28.143 [system.io] [warning] open: data/descr_fire_texture_list.txt is missing
21:15:28.723 [system.io] [warning] open: data/textures/#al_outline.tga.dds is missing
21:15:28.740 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/text/prebattle_speeches_subtitles.txt.strings.bin is missing
21:15:28.783 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/text/prebattle_speeches_subtitles.txt is missing
21:15:28.788 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/text/battle_event_subtitles.txt.strings.bin is missing
21:15:28.819 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/text/battle_event_subtitles.txt is missing
21:15:28.823 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/text/historic_battles_subtitles.txt.strings.bin is missing
21:15:28.826 [system.io] [warning] open: ../../../Program Files (x86)/SEGA/Medieval II Total War/Stainless Steel/SS6.3/data/text/historic_battles_subtitles.txt is missing

Notice that after all that, that a lot of the stuff necessary for castles is missing.

**irishron** · March 30, 2011, 09:00 PM

Tried turnong down your monitor resolution and turning off the eyecandy? The mobility graphics chip is lowend for this.

**Henry X** · March 30, 2011, 09:01 PM

Will do.

I'll also try lowering the load the game has to handle in sieges.

**Henry X** · March 31, 2011, 04:05 PM

Tried setting it to different settings (someone pointed out that the European textures were missing).

And here's how that went.

When it closes the message reads:

Medieval II: Total War has stopped working.

When I loaded up the game this last time, I used a custom battle and the culture set to Middle Eastern (though the map itself wasn't, but I believe that to be a non factor).

I then loaded up a custom battle (open field) and couldn't play that. So I've started up a Crusader States campaign to see it will work then.

What's the money cheat (I'm strapped for cash in that campaign).

**irishron** · March 31, 2011, 05:22 PM

This has turned into a Stainless Steel problem. Post it in their forum.

**Henry X** · March 31, 2011, 05:29 PM

Gar!

Oh well, I'll just do a reinstall tonight, patches everything, new mod download. Ugh this might take a while...

**irishron** · March 31, 2011, 05:55 PM

Try it without installing any mods first.

**Henry X** · March 31, 2011, 06:10 PM

That's what I'll start with.

If it doesn't work then, what would you suggest, buy a new copy?

**irishron** · March 31, 2011, 06:42 PM

A new copy won't solve anything.

If it does not work, we'll see if we can force it before installing any mods.

**Henry X** · March 31, 2011, 07:34 PM

Good idea.

We'll see if vanilla works and if not, then well, back to Go and do not collect $200.

**irishron** · March 31, 2011, 07:55 PM

**Henry X** · March 31, 2011, 10:59 PM

So vanilla siege battles work! W00t.

Patching and then installing Kingdoms, which I'll then test again.

EDIT: Kingdoms works also. Patching to 1.5 and then installing Stainless Steel as per instructions.